I photograph and write. Nature is the protagonist of my work. I capture its vitality, poetry, darkness, and beauty in my photographs.
Since 2019, I have been collecting moments — impressions I encounter on my daily walks in the forest, through the window, or in my garden.
Many of my photographs are created in my immediate surroundings, as a chronic illness often keeps me from leaving the house. One of my series is therefore titled Out of My Window. It gathers impressions from nature, my garden, the forest outside my window, and the sky above my home.
With my photographs, I explore the borderlands between the visible, association, and inner life. Shifting qualities of light create an atmosphere of poetry and dreamlike presence. The interplay between sharpness and blur — created by the use of grease — intensifies the perception of color and makes the uniqueness of a fleeting moment all the more visible.
My aim is not to turn the viewer into a distant observer of nature — but into a part of it. I don’t want to simply depict a tree. I want the viewer to feel what it was like to see the tree in that moment. To sense the essence of the tree, the idea of the tree.
My texts extend the photographs beyond the visible. The poems are an integral part of the work as a whole. Longing, becoming, hoping, loving, brief moments of beauty and darkness, fear, finding and losing oneself — these are the themes I explore in my writing. Each photograph is produced as a unique piece, signed directly on the image and accompanied by my text.
I often use liquids and grease on the lens. This allows me to capture the soft, flickering glow and the constant movement of nature — shapes and colors merge with light, creating a luminous presence. In this way, I create a dreamlike, vague atmosphere. Inspired by the term sfumato, I call my photographs sfumatographs.
Visible fragments of grease, grainy textures, smudges, and blurs are part of my process and are intentionally left unretouched.
My images are usually understood intuitively for what they are: fleeting, beautiful, truthful — and at times dark — moments within and beyond ourselves.
They are an invitation to open oneself to life — even when feeling uncertain, ungrounded, or without form.
Each piece comes with a signature, a certificate of authenticity, and my handwritten poem on handmade paper.